Review
"Jakob Arjouni writes the best urban thrillers since Raymond Chandler.' Tempo, Hamburg. 'A remarkable debut' - The London Guardian; '..tautly narrated..not a word wasted' - London Sunday Times; 'An exceptional achievement' - Hungry Mind Review; 'The greatest German mystery novel since WWII' - Suddeutsche Zeitung; 'A worthy grandson of Marlowe and Spade.' - Stern; 'The latest wunderkind.' - Der Speigel; 'Germany's youngest and hottest mystery writer' - Wiener; 'A pitch black noir, powerful and tasty' - La Depeche; 'The protagonist of a most successful series of novels.' - Panorama; Critical Acclaim; Jakob Arjouni writes the best urban thrillers since Raymond Chandler.' Tempo, Hamburg. 'A remarkable debut' - The London Guardian; '..tautly narrated..not a word wasted' - London Sunday Times; 'An exceptional achievement' - Hungry Mind Review; 'The greatest German mystery novel since WWII' - Suddeutsche Zeitung; 'A worthy grandson of Marlowe and Spade.' - Stern; 'The latest wunderkind.' - Der Speigel; 'Germany's youngest and hottest mystery writer' - Wiener; 'A pitch black noir, powerful and tasty' - La Depeche; 'The protagonist of a most successful series of novels.' - Panorama Critical Acclaim; Jakob Arjouni writes the best urban thrillers since Raymond Chandler.' Tempo, Hamburg. 'A remarkable debut' - The London Guardian; '..tautly narrated..not a word wasted' - London Sunday Times; 'An exceptional achievement' - Hungry Mind Review; 'The greatest German mystery novel since WWII' - Suddeutsche Zeitung; 'A worthy grandson of Marlowe and Spade.' - Stern; 'The latest wunderkind.' - Der Speigel; 'Germany's youngest and hottest mystery writer' - Wiener
Product Description
It began with a favour - it ended with two dead bodies on the floor of Romario's restaurant, their faces covered in ghostly white makeup. Kayankaya is determined to track down their identity, when he realises that he himself is being pursued by a faceless and utterly ruthless criminal gang. A new element has broken into the established order of the Frankfurt gangland: Croatian nationalists, battle-hardened from wars in their homeland. And when Kayankaya rescues a teenage Bosnian, Leila, from what purports to be a refugee hostel, the stakes go through the roof...
About the Author
Jakob Arjouni is the author of three other Kayankaya novels, published by No Exit, Happy Birthday Turk, More Beer and One Man, One Murder. His novel, Magic Hoffman, was shortlisted for the IMPAC Award. He divides his time between Germany and France
